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The Quintessential Horror Film: "King Kong", 2004.
An analysis of the characters and the plot in the horror film "King Kong".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper analyzes the 1933 film, "King Kong" and discusses several important elements of the film. More specifically, the paper analyzes the main characters in the film, the film's plot, the acting, mise-en-scene, the film's use of special effects, the use of sound, the cinemaphotogray and the main themes in the film. The paper also discusses the film's powerful emotional impact and the sexual interplay in the play.
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"King Kong" - the Movie, 2007.
This review of "King Kong" explores human - animal relationships in the film.
1,107 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 38.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes Peter Jackson's film "King Kong". Specifically it discusses human/animal relationships in the film, which the author views as the key to the plot and theme of the movie. The author also uses Anna's relationship with Kong as an example of finding the good in others.
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"At home on the Skull Island Kong is a fearsome creature. He is also the dominant animal on the island and has control over all the other beasts, and the humans, too. They all acquiesce to him and worship him. Thus, in his own environment he is truly "king," and so, he cannot cope with being caged and gawked at by onlookers. He is no longer in control of anything, and this sets the stage for all the human and animal relationships in the film. By removing Kong from his native environment, the loose the "beast" so to speak and they pave the way for the inevitable conclusion. Kong does not belong in the city any more than the filmmakers belong in the jungles of Skull Island. Bringing his back to captivity places them in control over the beast, and of course, he will do anything he can to survive and return to his home. He is not a domestic animal, and he should not be expected to adapt. He is not adaptable, he has always made others adapt to his wishes and demands. "
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King Saul and King David, 2006.
An analysis of the leadership of the first and second kings of the kingdom of Israel, King Saul and King David.
2,776 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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This paper compares the leadership styles and abilities of King Saul and King David and explains how they were different as well as why it is King David's reign that is considered the golden era of the Kingdom of Israel.
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"It is almost as if, and maybe there is some reality in it, that Saul had a dual personality. One which could love God with all his heart, but then another that was fanatical enough to kill others for no real reason, or disobey God so radically. One moment he could be proud of David, the next he would be jealous enough to kill him. Today he would be called pathological since he was abnormally defensive and over-reactive. He had the potential to be a great leader one that Israel and Heaven could be perpetually proud but instead he became a terrible figure who died a rejected man at his own hand, a victim of his own self-will."
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?Oedipus the King? and ?Death and the King?s Horseman?, 2002.
An analysis of two literary works, comparing the nature of parenthood as portrayed through the characters of the plays.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines the relationship of parents and children in Sophocles "Oedipus the King" and Wole Soyinka?s "Death and the King?s Horseman". The writer describes how Sophocles allows Oedipus? theme of parentage full stage in the play, while in Soyinka?s work, Elesin?s son, Olunde, contributes to the plot throughout the play.
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"Although written some two thousand years apart, both ?Oedipus the King? and ?Death and the King?s Horseman? deal with a father?s shame and ultimate fate as a social outcast. One is a king, the other a king?s horseman, yet both are equally men of honor and social standing, bound by customs, cultures, and spiritual beliefs in the afterlife. There are no true villains in either play. The characters are simply human, with human frailties and vanities, but appear good at heart with good intentions. The nature of parenthood is important in each author?s theme. Sophocles?s Oedipus and Wole Soyinka?s Elesin are both fathers who inadvertently cast shame not only unto themselves, but to their children as well. Moreover, both fathers are concerned with the fates and their own personal role in fulfilling their place in this life and the life beyond death. Sophocles?s play centers on Oedipus? parentage, discovering in the end that he has unwittingly killed his own father and committed incest with his mother."
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"King Henry IV" and "King Henry V", 2002.
Examines fraud, theatricality and politics in Shakespeare's "King Henry IV" (parts one and two) and "King Henry V".
3,930 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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The falsification of the audience?s expectations and Hal?s miraculous emergence as a great English king, alongside the Hal-Falstaff relationship out of which the future king?s identity is gradually constructed, are the main critical puzzles in most studies of the William Shakespeare's "King Henry" series. The paper examines concepts of fraud and politics in parts one and two of "King Henry IV" and in "King Henry V". It discusses notions by literary critics such as Stephen who claim that Hal is one of Shakespeare?s most Machiavellian characters. The paper argues that Machiavelli?s Prince is not sufficiently cruel or sophisticated to be ranked with Prince Hal, despite the fact that Falstaff?s cry for help, voiced in his paradoxical accusation that the Prince has corrupted him, seldom succeeds in inverting the audience?s impression that Falstaff is Hal?s misleader.
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"The concept of necessity, as it arises from the morality-patterned Phychomachia, reinforces providentialist notions, an idea first advanced by Tillyard but in a rather different context. Religious providentialism fuses the personal and political domains and Hal?s borrowing from the theatrical and diachronic anthropological deposit causes the interweaving of theatrical illusion with politics, thus displaying their common structural patterns. The fusion of religion, politics and theatre culminates in Hal?s gradual conversion to virtue, which is at once a milestone in Hal?s allegedly privileged relationship with God, a major political event, and a stock trick of Elizabethan drama."
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King Louis XIV, The Sun King, 2003.
This paper discusses the life and achievements of the great French King Louis XIV.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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The following paper discusses the life of Louis XIV, the Sun King. He was a great monarch who helped in the revival of arts and theatre in the country, some of his major military excursions were also very successful and they came in the first twenty years of his rule.
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?Louis XIV was born in a royal palace in 1638 and was made king at the very young age of five as his father Louis XIII had died. But since the new king was very young to look after the Empire, numerous uprisings were see in the country, the nobles and elites of France tried to create problems and so did the general public. This was period of intense rebellion against the monarchs, and is known in the French history as Fronde beginning in 1648 and ending in 1653.The king who was at a very impressionable age, was disturbed by the insurgencies and this was one thing he never forgot and the threat that the people of Paris had posed was also taken very seriously.?
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"Life and Death Of Martin Luther King, Jr" ( James Haskins ) and "Martin Luther King, Jr" ( Adam Fairclough ), 1999.
Compares content, biases and sources of biographies of the civil rights leader.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The Civil Rights Movement in its contemporary form started in 1955 with an act of mild disobedience by a black woman on a bus in the Deep South. Black leaders developed several strategies over the next few years, strategies that would be successful in changing laws and in getting some of the long-standing discriminatory institutions of the South changed.
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"The Civil Rights Movement in its contemporary form started in 1955 with an act of mild disobedience by a black woman on a bus in the Deep South. Black leaders developed several strategies over the next few years, strategies that would be successful in changing laws and in getting some of the long-standing discriminatory institutions of the South changed. Between 1954 and 1965, the Civil Rights Movement developed into a major movement for social justice, societal change, and self-determination for millions of black Americans. The tactics undertaken by the movement have ranged from violent to nonviolent, with nonviolent predominating under the direction of Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers. The movement started first around the busing issue in Montgomery, Alabama, but it was also the culmination of decades of frustration nearly a century ..."
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New York City as Represented in Two Films, 2002.
An examination of the portrayal of New York in two films - King Vidor?s "The Crowd" (1928) and "King Kong" (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper.
2,285 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines the way in which New York is portrayed in these two classic movies. The paper shows how in both films, New York is represented as a foreboding steel and concrete landscape, a haven for cynics who care little about naive newcomers and a center for machinery and industry which often does as much harm as good. The paper compares and contrast the storylines of the two movies - "King Kong" about a huge gorilla monster trying to escape the city but causing panic and havoc in his wake; and "The Crowd" which is about a common man, lost in New York City, seeking to find those basic qualities of success, happiness and home.
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"The Crowd and King Kong?s use of New York, at lease on the surface, seem to be diametrically opposite. Vidor?s film was a fable, grown out of and set in the most populist and socialist days of the country, when artists were eager to include the struggle of the common man in their themes. Kong, meanwhile was more of a ?B movie,? less well acted and hinging its success on what at the time were breakthroughts in stop-motion animation and special effects."
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Author Stephen King, 2005.
This paper discusses that the works of Stephen King, whose writings in the horror genre reflect today's society.
2,145 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper explains that Stephen King, who has published hundreds of works which were often made into popular movies, writes what modern society wants to read. The author points out that King's work is significant not because of the genre that he writes in but because of the way he uses that genre to write about real issues and to explore real concerns. The paper relates that the deeper themes show people's desire to understand themselves on a psychological level, recognizing and exploring the good and evil in themselves while ultimately wanting to overcome their own flaws and to choose good over evil.
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"This leads to a consideration of the types of issues that Stephen King explores in his work. Collings notes the close links between the themes explored and the concerns associated with current life. Collings suggests that "Carrie" and "Rage" both consider flaws in the education system, "Christine" is an exploration of people's love-hate relationship with cars, while "The Shining", "It" and "Rose Madder" deals with the failure of the American family. King himself also seems to recognize that his work deals with current issues, saying that all horror can be considered as serving as a barometer for the things that currently trouble a society. Certainly, considering the issues present in King's work is like compiling a list of the issues that trouble society."
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Stephen King, 2004.
An examination of the style and development of the writing style of horror author, Stephen King.
2,541 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper focuses on aspects of Stephen King?s writing and life. The paper examines how others see Stephen King as a master of the macabre, but King himself has an aversion to being labeled by any single genre. It shows how, in all his novels, King seems to echo the 20th century obsession with horror, where, rather like in "Frankenstein", the initial progress brought on by the Industrial Revolution has waned, and its darker side, like the horrors of nuclear war, hang over the earth like a threatening sword with a kind of doomsday scenario. It discusses that, if we trace the evolution of King as a writer from his early macabre days to his later fantasy novels, he seems to echo deep fears within us all, as we ultimately struggle through the darkness to reach love and light.
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"Stephen Edwin King was born in September 21 st., 1947, Portland, Maine and soon after his birth his mother Nellie Ruth and his father Donald, separated. A product of a broken home, Stephen was brought up by his mother. His early life was spent shuttling between his father?s family in Indiana and his mother?s family in Massachusetts and Maine. The young Stephen graduated from high school in 1966 and showed early signs of his talent as a writer in the University of Maine from where he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper. As a student, he became a supporter of the anti-war movement and supported a peaceful solution to the war in Vietnam. His mother encouraged him to be a writer, but she was also insistent that he get a teaching certificate, so that he could have a job to rely on, in case his writing career did not progress well. (The Observer, 17 September 2000). He married Tahita Bruce in 1971 and they both had to struggle hard for a livelihood. During this time he taught, worked as a janitor and wrote short stories-Later to be published in the book, ?Night Watch.?"
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King Leopold, 2001.
This paper looks at the mass killings in the Congo that were committed by King Leopold, the king of Belgians.
1,425 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This essay uses Adam Hochschild?s book," King Leopold?s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa," in order to explore the role of various people responsible for the mass killings in the Congo in 1979. The author details the conflict, the history of the region, the players, both local and foreign, whose knowledge and decency exposed the massacre and its cover-up by King Leopold.
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"Just as Leopold and his aides were involved in the exploitation of the country, there was one man who actively worked towards exposing this tragedy thereby forcing Leopold to give the people of Congo their independence. His name was Edmund D. Morel, a British shipping company clerk who noticed that ships coming from Congo carried valuables like ivory and rubber but those that went back contained nothing but soldiers and arsenal. This made him suspicious and so he resigned from his job to form the Congo Reform Association (CRA), an organization that made the horrors of the Congo region public. Morel used information smuggled out by missionaries such as William Sheppard and George W. Williams, the former being later involved in a libel suited filed against him by Leopold."
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Myth of King Arthur, 2005.
A brief summary of the myths surrounding King Arthur.
2,547 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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This paper tells the life story and myth of King Arthur. It looks at the period before his birth, the legends of his strength and power, and the impact he had on the region.
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Before King Arthur?s Birth
Aurelius Ambrosius and Uther
Uther, the King
Uther?s Death
Arthur Became the King
The Round Table
The Death of King Arthur
King Arthur?s Childhood
The Sword in the Stone
Rebellion Against King Arthur
King Arthur Is Lied to
Evil Sir Mordred
The Death of King Arthur
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"Aurelius Ambrosius and Uther did not let the murder of their brother, Constans, just passed by without revenge. When the two came to manhood, they started their revenge to Vortigern. They burned Vortigern?s palace. Along with it was Vortigern who was burned to death. The death of Vortigern paved the way for Aurelius to become the king. As the king, Aurelius fought the Saxons to drive them away of Logres. Horsa, one of the leaders of the Saxons, was killed in the battle while Hengist was captured and executed. Aurelius also fought with Octa, the son of Hengist, which led to Octa?s defeat. Aurelius? kingship brought about the re-establishment of Logres. He was soon poisoned by Paschent, Vortigern?s son. Aurelius was buried in a Stonehenge, a large circle which was built out of Merlin?s advice."
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Billy Wilder?s Film, ?Double Indemnity?, 2004.
This paper discusses the film noir and the auteur in Billy Wilder?s film,
?Double Indemnity?.
965 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that, as the ?auteur? of ?Double Indemnity?, Wilder produced and directed one of the great Hollywood examples of film noir; it stands today as the quintessential example of the genre. The author points out that, as a cinematic genre dating back to the mid 1930s, film noir is generally defined as a dark, suspenseful thriller with a plot line revolving around crime or mystery. The paper states that the term ?auteur? is most often used as a reference to the director of a particular film whose impact on the end product cannot be denied, imbuing the film with his or her distinctive, recognizable style.
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"Another example of how film noir draws the audience into the story is through emotion and tension, especially those connected with Neff's fear of discovery and his personal feelings for Keyes (Edward G. Robinson), Neff?s employer, who soon starts his own investigation into the death of Phyllis's husband. One scene has Keyes calling Neff into his office to confront a witness who saw Neff on the train; a second scene has Keyes arriving at Neff's apartment when Phyllis is expected at any moment. These examples are pure film noir, for they illustrate how tension and conflict play major roles in advancing the storyline towards its final and at times expected conclusion."
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Cold War Films, 2002.
An analysis of Cold War films: Comparing and contrasting qualities found within three films.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines the Cold War film genre in respect to the films "Dr. Strangelove", "The Mouse That Roared", and "The Manchurian Candidate". These films all share similarities but it is "Dr. Strangelove" that can be considered the quintessential Cold War film.
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Horror and Human Nature, 2002.
An analysis of Stephen King's life And its influence on his writing.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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A brief study of Stephen King's life and its affect on his writing. Covers style, characters, content, and some themes, and traces the development of King's writing since the publication of Carrie in 1974. Discusses differences between his horror and non-horror writing, and how his horror works fit into the larger genres of horror and gothic fiction.
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